FBI, Federal Partners Serve Search Warrant on Residence after Laser Aimed at CBP Helicopter

By the Federal Bureau of Investigation

This morning, agents from the FBI Portland Division, with the assistance of Homeland Security Investigations, and Federal Protective Service, searched a residence associated with a subject who is alleged to have aimed a laser at a Customs and Border Protection agency helicopter conducting law enforcement activity in the skies over Portland, as well as another aircraft in the area on the evening of September 27, 2025. Agents made contact with the subject, as well as three other inhabitants who were at the residence. All four suspects are in the U.S. illegally, and were placed into the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement – Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) personnel. The laser that was used was acquired during the course of the investigation. The federal government will not tolerate violence against federal officers, nor will we tolerate assaults on personal, commercial, or government aircraft. We cannot comment further on this matter at this time.